Literacy is NOT Enough: this was delivered at METC--by far the most illuminating as we look at where we are in education today--and what it looks like for our children.
Understanding the Digital Generation Presentation: Strategies that work
Excerpt:
Digital bombardment has a particularly strong effect on the visual cortex in the back of the brain. A study at the University of Rochester found that visual processing skills increase with as little as 10 hours of gameplay. Tests have further shown that people can remember the content of over 2,500 pictures with 90 percent accuracy several days after exposure, even though they see each picture for only 10 seconds. Recall rates after one year remain at about 63 percent.
The same research, however, shows that when information is presented orally, after 72 hours people only remember about 10 percent. Add picture content to the material, however, and the retention skyrockets up to 65 percent. With the simple addition of supporting visuals, you could increase students’ retention by as much as 650 percent.This is because the brain processes images 60,000 times faster than it does text. Our brains are designed for visual content. Of our total nerve cells in the brain, 30 percent are dedicated to sight, while only 8 percent are for touch and a mere 3% for hearing. At our core, we are inherently visual learners. It’s only natural for our students to be more inclined to process images than text. Their brains are simply designed that way.
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- Understanding the Digital Generation Presentation: Strategies that work
Excerpt:Digital bombardment has a particularly strong effect on the visual cortex in the back of the brain. A study at the University of Rochester found that visual processing skills increase with as little as 10 hours of gameplay. Tests have further shown that people can remember the content of over 2,500 pictures with 90 percent accuracy several days after exposure, even though they see each picture for only 10 seconds. Recall rates after one year remain at about 63 percent.
The same research, however, shows that when information is presented orally, after 72 hours people only remember about 10 percent. Add picture content to the material, however, and the retention skyrockets up to 65 percent. With the simple addition of supporting visuals, you could increase students’ retention by as much as 650 percent.This is because the brain processes images 60,000 times faster than it does text. Our brains are designed for visual content. Of our total nerve cells in the brain, 30 percent are dedicated to sight, while only 8 percent are for touch and a mere 3% for hearing. At our core, we are inherently visual learners. It’s only natural for our students to be more inclined to process images than text. Their brains are simply designed that way.
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